FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TRABECULAR METAL SHELL WITH CLUSTER HOLES

MDR report key: 3261265 · Received July 31, 2013

Report

Report Number
1822565-2013-01166
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 31, 2013
Report Date
July 2, 2013
Manufacturer
ZIMMER, INC.
Product Code
KWZ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVAL SUMMARY: NEITHER X-RAYS NOR SURGICAL NOTES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO ASSESS COMPONENT FIT, COMPATIBILITY, AND POSITION PER THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE. IN GENERAL, PT FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPONENTS INCLUDE: AGE, BONE QUALITY, HEIGHT/WEIGHT, ACTIVITY LEVEL, TYPE OF ACTIVITY (LOW IMPACT VS. HIGH IMPACT) AND RELEVANT MEDICAL HISTORY. REHABILITATION PROTOCOL AND ADHERENCE THERETO IS UNK. CAUSE CANNOT BE DEFINITIVELY DETERMINED. EVAL: REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND/OR LOT NUMBERS REQUIRED FOR RETRIEVAL WERE UNAVAILABLE. IT IS NOT SUSPECTED THAT THE PRODUCT FAILED TO MEET SPECIFICATIONS. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR IDENTIFY ANY EVIDENCE OF PRODUCT CONTRIBUTION TO THE REPORTED PROBLEM. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFO, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. ZIMMER, INC. CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT IS REPORTED THAT THE PT HAS HAD PAIN SINCE HER TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT IN (B)(6) 2010. RECENTLY THE PAIN HAS BECOME MUCH WORSE AS WELL AS HER LEG HAS BEEN SWELLING UNDER THE INCISION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
358090 TRABECULAR METAL SHELL WITH CLUSTER HOLES KWZ ZIMMER, INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other TRILOGY LONGEVITY LINER: CATALOG# 00630505036,| LOT# UNK